Saw guard



'June 22 1926,

1,589,970 E. E. JONES SAW GUARD Filed Jan. '7, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 22 1926,

E. E. JONES SAW GUARD Fleu'lr Jan. '7'. 1925 3 sheets-sheet 5 Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES EMERALD JONES, OF CHCAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAW GUARD.

Application filed January This invention relates to Certain novel improvements in saw guards and has for its principal object the provision of an improved construction of this character which will be highly efficient in use and economical in manufacture.

Among the salient objects of the invention is the provision of a device. of this character provided with guard elements or plates supported for pivotal movement' With the ele- .ients enclosing dangerous exposed parts of a saw. The construction of the device in its preferred form of construction is such that the guard elements Will automatically raise and lower when the saw blade is moved into operative and inoperative positions. The guard is `further constructed so as not to interfere with the Work placed on the table to be operated on by the saw and it is the object of the invention to construct the device of such metal that Will be light in weight yet durable and it is intended that the guard elements or parts be pivoted in such manner that they can be instantly raised for the purpose of changing the savv and instantly returned to position Without being removed from their supportingelements.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

rhe invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying dra-Wings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a `front elevational view of the same; l

Fig. 3 is an elevational vievv of the opposite side of the invention as shown in Fig. 1';

Fig. a is a sectional view taken substantially on line 4 4 of Fig. 1; and, l

Fig. 5 is a 'fragmentarysectional view taken substantially on' 'line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

The device as illustrated inthe drawings, in its "preferred 'forni ofconstruction, is especially designed Vand'constructed to be -used in connection With the swing hsavv type including I an overhead shaft supported by suitable bearings 11 and carrying a drive pulley' 12. and a swing arm 13, the-'drive 7, 1925. Serial N0. 1,000.

pulley 12 being operatively connected to a pulley 111 on a shaft 14. at the lower end of the swing arm7 by a bearing 15 of the yoke type by means of a belt 15 and the arm is preferably counter balanced ina perpendicular position by means of an arm 16 earrying a Weight 17. The shaft 1st carries al circular saw 18 of a Well-known type. ln operating the saw the operator stands to the front 18 of a table or platform 19 across which the saw Works, and the table or plat form 19 is provided with, what is Well known in this art as a fence 20, or in other Words, a stop or gauge against which worlf. to be operated on is placed. To operate the saw, a suitable handle, not shown, is provided in a convenient place for swinging the savv transversely across the table or platform 19 into contact With the Work.

Without the employment of a guard for this type of saw, the operator is in danger of injuring` himself due to the swinging motion of the saw or due to miscalculations of placing the Work upon the table when the saw is in motion and it is my object to provide a safety guard Which Will entirely eliminate all possibilities of injury by reason of the fact that the safety device Will practically enclose all dangerous points and parts of the saw.

The safety guard herein referred to inchicles oppositely disposed guard elements or plates 20 and 21 provided with extensions or ears 22 affording means of fixing the plates together by means of bolts 23 with the plates disposed on opposite sides of the saw blade 18, said plates being provided With a plurality of slots through which the saw element and the Work may be viewed as the saw is in operation. The guard elements in the'present instance I prefer to provide With bosses 24 :through `which a pintle 25 is taken, the pintleV in the presentinstance being' fixed to brackets 26 having depending portions 27 permitting the longitudinal center lineof the pintle to bein the same horizontal plane as the longitudinal center line of the shaft 14'., and the pintle in the present instance'vextends substantially at righta'ngles with the 'depending portions and tothe rear of the yshaft 14.4 The bracli# ets are supported by arms 28 'extending parallelV in spaced relation with'. respect tothe adjacent guard elements or plates' and laterlli nl uk GIS from the swing arm 13 and lined to su oorting l'rxracliets having portions 30 to the e 'ng- 15 which or the votre .vn infn 2. ily this arirds when fixed together o* ,ilade ltl are permitted to iii'eely pivot a ,out the pintle As best shown in Fig. l the guard elements or plates are provided with integral entended portions 3l having their peripheral edges reintorced by lateral ribs 252. These extended portions extend below the horizontal aI-is ot' the sliatt lst. and the bottoms 33 oit such extensions are adapted to slidably engage the top ot the table or platform lf). is shown the inner side edges oiA these extended portions as indicated. at 3ft are inclined downwardly and 'forwardly and are adapted when the 'swing arm is swung to the rear ot' the table to engage the `tence 2O and upon such engagement the guard is automatieal y raised in the position illustrator in dotted lines in Fig. l. rlhis mounting ot' the guard plates permits the operator to place the work to be operated upon the table 19 without tear that the swing saw might accidentally move to the front ot' the table and thereby do him bodily injury. lt will be seen that the inclination of the side edges of the extended portions, will automatically raise and lower the guards over and above the work by reason oi' the engagement with the tence as the sa'w is swung into operative position and out of operative position to operate on the work.

lVliile l have in the preterred torni ot construction constructed the supporting elements oi the saw guard so that they will support the saw guard Jfor pivotal movement as above outlined it is necessary to provide means which will serve as a stop to prevent the guard from coming into contact with the cutting edges of the saw and to prevent this I preter to provide a stop 34-Y which is in the form of an angle having a. horizontal projecting portion 35 extending over and on top of the adjacent arm 28. T ie stop is attached to the adjacent 0uard by means ol a bolt taken through an elongated slot 37 which permits vertical adjustment ot' the stop, the adjacent side surfaces of the stop and of the guard plate being roughened as indicated at 38 to facilitate adjusting the stop in the proper position.

I have also. provided in the preferred torni et construction means which will. prevent the sides of the guard plates from coming into Contact with the adjacent sides of the saw due to vibration of thel saw and this means in the present instance. includes laterally projecting elements 39 disposed on opposite sides ofA the saw and to ming an. integral part of the guard plates, the extremities of these elements being arranged in. close proximity with the saw preventing the saw from coin,-

ing into contact with the guard plates which would be detrimental to the saw and other parts of the. device.

As best shown in Fig. 2 the end of the shaft lll extends beyond the adjacent guard plate and to protect the operator ot the saw against injury from this shaft extended portion l propose to provide as a part oil the invention a suitable hood enclosing this part. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the hood is indicated at 39 and is provided with a ange ll() aiifording means oi' attachment to the adjacent guard plates through the medium ot bolts all.

lt is apparent il'roin the description herein and the disclosure oit the drawings that I provide a safety guard for saws not only ior saws ot the swinging type but for saws which are exposed above the table on which the worl; 'i be operated on is placed and it is further apparent that the structure is simple and can be assembled by others than a mechanic.

While l have illustrated and d scribed the pieter-red torni of construction tor carrying my invention into eilect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit ot the invention. l, there` `fore, do not wish to be limited to the precise uetails oi construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifica` tions as come within the scope of the appended claims. y

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Y'l. A saw guard including guard elements adapted to be secured together and disposed on opposite sides ot' a saw, supporting brackets having laterally extending` arms, supporting brackets carried by the arms and having depending portions pivotally carrying the guards to permit the guards to be raised or lowered to enclose the saw, a hood carried by one ci" the guard plates enclosing an end of a shatt carrying the saw7 and a member adjustably ca 'ried by one ot the guard plates and having a horizontal projection tor engagement With one of the arms adapted to limit the movement ol the guard plates into lowered position. 4

2. il. saw guard including guard elements adapted to be secured together and da posed on opposite sides ot a saw.I supporting brackets having laterally extending arms i supporting brackets carried by the arms and having depending portions pivotally carrying the guards to permit the guards te be raised or lowered to enclose the saw, a hood carried by one of. the guard plates enclosing an end et a shaft carrying the saw, a member adjustabl-y carried by one of the guard plates and having a horizontal projection for engagement with one of the arms adapted to limit the movement ot the guard plates into lowered position, and projections on the guard plates having their extremities in close proximity with the saw preventing contact of the saw with the adjacent sides of the plates.

3. A device of the class described, in coinbination with a swinging arm carrying a shaft at its lower end with a saw thereon, brackets on said arm at the lower end thereof and having laterally projecting arms, brackets at the ends of the arms and provided with depending portions, guard plates disposed On opposite sides of the saw and pivotally carried by the depending portions, the longitudinal center of the pivot connection between said guard plates and said depending portions being to the rear of the arm and in a horizontal plane with the longitudinal center of the shaft carrying the saw, and adjustable means on a guard plate adapted for engagement with one of the arms to limit movement of the guard plates to a position enclosing the saw.

fi. A device of the class described, in conn bination with a swinging arm` carrying a shaft at its lower end with a saw thereon, brackets on said arm at the lower end thereof and having laterally projecting arms, brackets at the ends of the arms and provided 5U with depending port-ions, guard plates disposed on opposite sides of the saw and pivotally carried by the dependingportions, the longitudinal center of the pivot connection between said guard plates and .said depending portions being to the rear of the arm and in a horizontal plane with the longitudinal center of the shaft carrying the saw, means adapted for engagement with one of the arms to limit. movement of the guard plates to a position enclosing the saw, and a. hood carried by the guard plates enclosing an end portion of the shaft carrying the saw.

5. A device of the class described, in combination with a swinging arm carrying a shaft at its lower end with a saw thereon, brackets on said arm at the lower end thereof and having laterally projecting arms, brackets at the ends of the arms and provided with depending portions, guard plates disposed on opposite sides of the saw and pivot-ally carried by the depending portions, the longitudinal center of the pivot connec" tion between said guard plates and said depending portions being to the rear of the arm and in a horizont-al plane with the longtudinal center of the shaft carrying the saw, and a hood carried by the guard plates enclosing' an end portion of the shaft carrying the saw.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

EMERALD E. J ONES. 

